Vertical Transmission of Babesia microti, United States

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Joseph, Julie T. ; Purtill, Kerry ; Wong, Susan J. ; Munoz, Jose ; Teal, Allen ; Madison-Antenucci, Susan ; Horowitz, Harold W. ; Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E. ; Moore, Julie M. ; Abramowsky, Carlos ; Wormser, Gary P.
• Description:
  Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta tissue.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Protozoan Babesia Microti Babesiosis Dispatch DNA, Protozoan Female Humans Infant Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical Placenta/parasitology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 18(8):1318-1321.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8568043c1d0fa553ee32939bc8fbd926b29e8abb574746d6fcb67486cfe588bd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18585/cdc_18585_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 299.18 KB ]